FOOD IDIOMS by inma gumersindo

inmagumersindo — 2021-11-02 22:07:46 UTC

Cheap as chips
(really cheap)

Cream of the crop.

2021-11-03 10:24:13 UTC

Cristina Rodríguez

2021-11-03 10:35:28 UTC

Spill the beans ( tell a secret)

E.g the party was a secret but you spill the beans

Piece of cake.

mariadelapalma — 2021-11-03 18:51:57 UTC

(When something is easy to do)

f2vfrvp7sy — 2021-11-03 18:56:23 UTC

A lemon
Something that after you buy, it brings you problems

My second- hand car is a lemon, it’s broken again

Bring home the bacon

2021-11-03 19:18:04 UTC

To earn the money that is needed to live.

e.g. They work very hard to bring home the bacon.

Apple of one's eye

2021-11-03 19:27:58 UTC

Meaning= a person that is adored by someone.
E. g: Baby Jessica is the apple of her father's eye.

A piece of cake

2021-11-03 19:37:19 UTC

Something very easy

e.g The exam was a piece of cake.I,m sure.I have passed.

big cheese (by george from the jungle)

2021-11-03 19:47:01 UTC

very important person (VIP)
example: I thought I was just going to interview the secretary, but they let me talk to the big cheese himself.

A piece of cake

2021-11-03 20:34:54 UTC

Something very easy.

e.g. The exam was a piece of cake. I'm sure, I have passed.

2021-11-03 21:53:26 UTC

olive oil is good for all ills
Olive oil is a gunsmith, watchmaker and healer

"As cool as a cucumber"

fabioladcm72 — 2021-11-03 22:09:27 UTC

Very relaxed
e.g. María has a lot of homework, but she's as cool as a cucumber.
Fabiola de Cozar

Couch potato

anapuerta38 — 2021-11-03 22:12:00 UTC

A lazy and sedentary person who spens a lot of time watching TV

e.g: My brother has never had hobbies, he is a couch potato

Eat like a bird( to always eat a small amount of food)

2021-11-03 22:13:19 UTC

Eg. You eat like a bird
(Naoual)

Mariana

2021-11-03 22:37:37 UTC

Two peas in a pod.
Two People get on well with each other.

Rafael

2021-11-03 23:07:56 UTC

a smart cookie
an intelligent person

You're a smart cookie, You will pass this course without problem

Ana Villatoro

2021-11-03 23:28:11 UTC

Apple of one’s eye

A person adored by someone

Since my granddaughter was born is my apple of one’s eye .

Good egg

cristinaaj0840 — 2021-11-04 08:07:41 UTC

She is a good egg , she always helps when they need her

Cry over spilt milk

alejandrochico222 — 2021-11-04 08:32:45 UTC

Go bananas (go crazy) Pau

2021-11-04 08:39:19 UTC

E.G. That man has gone bananas

2021-11-07 12:40:37 UTC

Full of beans Eva Moreno Morillo

Lorena Ortiz

lorenlucapedro — 2021-11-08 18:43:12 UTC

From soup to nuts

Meaning: Everything; from beginning to end.

E.g.: Amazon started out as bookseller, but now they offer everything from soup to nuts

Eva maría Moreno

2021-11-09 19:36:54 UTC

Full of beans. Enthusiastic

Patricio Millán

2021-11-17 11:06:21 UTC

“Don't count your chickens before they hatch”
(Don't count on something good happening until it's happened.)

E.g. You are very sure that you are going to get that pretty girl, but don't count your chickens before they hatch instead!

Magic shoes . Inma

inmagumersindo — 2025-11-03 18:50:30 UTC

With them, you won´t need a car